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Oh believe me, I understand and agree, but all in good time. Our rights were eroded away over time and we shouldn't expect to have them all returned at once. We're getting there.

That's true, but I think Charles mentioned that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to bring that up. It might lead to changes that would require one carrying under the MPA to notify an officer when they were stopped. I guess we didn't want to risk having one group get more freedom for another getting less freedom. Maybe this will be addressed in time.

Commander wrote:If I recall correctly, there was some discusson concerning the requirement for CHL holders to identify, while those unlicensed carrying under the Motorist's Protection Act did not have to identify that they had a gun in the vehicle. Could this change be related to that?

The last one, HB 2730, only removes the penalty, not the requirement to show our CHL.

After reading the bill, from the link boomerang posted, it appears as though even if we refuse to display it there will be no penalty. I can refuse to display it if I don't have it with me.
I always do ahve it with me and unless there was a real good reason not to I would show it even if I weren't carrying at the time.

They really won't ask just for no reason. It refers to when an officer askes you for I.D. If we are carrying we must also show our CHL I.D. This just eliminates the penalty for forgetting to do so. If you give them your DL and they check that and find out you have a CHL they'll come back and ask specifically. If you're carrying you should show it, the license, at that point. If you're not you could still show it if you have it or you could tell the officer you're not carrying and aren't required to show it when not carrying. Do it politely, though, it could tick them off if you do it in a nasty way.

The only part I'm fuzzy on is if we are unable to show it because we forgot it in another car or jacket or something. Some folks do not keep it in their wallet or with their driver's license.